Camping

As fun as American and European small camper vans are, no one does a proper micro-camper quite like Asia. The latest to grab our attention, the Honda N-Van solo kei camper is about as simple and tiny as possible while still delivering mobile shelter.

Freizeitmobile dives inside the tiny Fiat Doblo to create a mini-camper (with toilet!) that moves freely around the city. With a kitchen that swaps out for seats, it doubles as a daily driver, cementing itself as a versatile city-to-mountain MPV.

TruckHouse announced its BCT Toyota mini-RV earlier this year, and now it's complete. The truck camper combines the off-roadability of the Tacoma TRD, the light, tough performance of carbon fiber, and the comfort of a luxurious mobile mini-home.

After shaking up the off-road camping trailer market with the EXP-6 back in 2016, Bruder is back with a new flagship. The EXP-8 puts the same burly exterior and comfy interior design into a more spacious package built for four-season off-grid living.

CarCamper distills in-vehicle camping down to the basics with a light, simple, affordable "camper in a bag" that works with a variety of vehicles. The collapsible kit transforms everything from actual vans to three-door hatchbacks into micro-campers.

Ahorn Camp goes "Big" with its Van City mini-camper. It jumps up a van size and adds a cozy corner bathroom to the new floor plan. The Van Big City becomes a perfect fit for both city-dwelling family adventurers and full-time van-life couples.

Looking to attract attention to its Urban camper van, VanTourer presents a special concept. An unapologetically loud, bright camper, the compact show van wears a blinding shade of neon and swaps its indoor/outdoor kitchen for a mobile mini-office.

Zeus Electric Chassis and SylvanSport are teaming up to create a line of pure-electric RVs with the rugged capability to reach far-off launch points and campsites and the flexibility to carry plenty of gear and comfortably sleep the crew.

Skinny Guy aims to reinvent self-sufficient camping with a pickup truck solution. Its customizable box-of-adventure turns everything from the Rivian R1T e-pickup to a grumbling long-bed into an off-grid camper with kitchen, bed, dinette and toilet.

Hatchet Overland is preparing to enter the fray of go-anywhere 4x4 micro-RVs. Its lightweight Jeep Wrangler pop-up adds less than a foot of ride height, sets up in a minute flat, and pops up and out to create a comfy sleeper roof and standing height.

Following the recent premiere of its entry-level Beachy, Hobby has tapped into Scandinavian sensibilities once again for its flagship Maxia. With a "hygge"-driven interior, the caravan has the atmosphere of a freshly built downtown apartment.

The Ford Nugget family resides at the top of our list of cool, clever European camper vans. It gets even better as Ford previews a Nugget Plus in ruggedized Trail guise that brings extra traction, dual sliding doors and Raptor-like looks.